The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not establish that any of the Veteran’s causes of death were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Congestive Heart Failure","condition_code":null,"condition_notes":"Not explicitly stated, but implied as a cause of death."}, {"condition_name":"Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease","condition_code":null,"condition_notes":"Not explicitly stated, but implied as a cause of death."}, {"condition_name":"Prostate Cancer","condition_code":null,"condition_notes":"Not explicitly stated, but implied as a contributing cause of death."}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197020
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What this means for you
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